A box of fun

KOMATSU AIR BASE, Japan— Kohei Morimoto, Umenoki Gakuen student, demonstrates proper candy box folding technique to Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Page, 13th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief and Senior Airman Heidi Kiefer, 13th AMU weapons specialist, Nov. 19, at a Komatsu, Japan, welfare center. Umenoki Gakuen School is a job training center developed to give special needs people productive skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

A box of fun

KOMATSU AIR BASE, Japan—Misako Hatta, Umenoki Gakuen student, shows Marine Capt. Ted Fienning, Marine Corps All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533 F/A-18D Hornet pilot, and Air Force Capt. Cory Farrer, 13th Fighter Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot, the proper way to fold a candy box Nov. 19 at a Komatsu, Japan, welfare center. Airmen and Marines had an opportunity to visit with the local community during the Komatsu Alternate Training Relocation Exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

13 FS returns from South Korea

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Col. Jay Aanrud, 13th Fighter Squadron commander, waves at friends and fellow squadron members after returning from a deployment Aug. 20. Colonel Aanrud was deployed to Suwon Air Base, South Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)

Inspected for combat

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Robert Slagle, 35th Security Forces Squadron combat arms NCO in charge, performs a pre-deployment inspection on an M-16A2 rifle Jun. 9 at the Combat Arms building. Air Force combat arms used to be known as combat arms training and maintenance. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

Vehicle maintainers travel rough road

Staff Sgt. Robert Reich lowers the spare tire for a medium yactical vehicle April 20 at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan. Sergeant Reich is a vehicle maintainer assigned to the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team. He is deployed from the 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Misawa Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Shawn Weismiller)

Airpower summary for Feb. 19, 2009

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts close-air support operations over Iraq Feb. 17 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons conduct close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Operation Iraqi Freedom

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts close air support operations over Iraq on Feb. 17, 2009, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. James L. Harper Jr.)Released

Air India 09 air show

A Luftwaffe Eurofighter conducts aerobatic maneuvers over an F-16 Fighting Falcon Feb. 9 during a demonstration at the Aero India 09 air show at Air Force Station Yelahanka, India. The F-16, along with a C-17 Globemaster III, C-130J Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, F/A-18 Hornet and an Eagle Vision ground satellite system, are on hand at the air show, demonstrating U.S. capabilities and commitment to the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Sam Highley)

Airmen support Iraqi elections, see history in making

An F-16 Fighting Falcon stands ready to take to the sky in support of the 2009 Iraqi provincial elections Jan. 30 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Members of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing are engaged in providing airpower in support of the government of Iraq as it conducts this historical election. In all, more than 14,000 candidates, including more than 4,000 women, are running for approximately 440 provincial council seats. (U. S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)